to collect; to assemble; to gather
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
(another's) child; child; kid
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
high achiever; student with good academic results
exemplar; model; example; pattern
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
curious; strange; unusual
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
equipment; harness; fittings; orthotic; orthosis; brace
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive